Crazy, right? I would've bet they were in the bottom third in all those stats. The big problem has been simply getting the runners into scoring position in the first place. The Twins have 666 plate appearances w/RISP, that's the fourth lowest in baseball

Would love to see what these numbers look like excluding Rosario and Escobar.I bet they WOULD be in the bottom third of the league.

Which means that leaving one-third to one-half of the infield completely open has lead to lower BABiP.Try explaining that one to the baseball novice.Of course true SLG guys aren't going to give in...nor should they.On the other hand, a whole lot of guys that are getting shifted are not in that category.